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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Hamilton, Alexander | Jay, John | From Alexander Hamilton to John Jay, 13 July 1777 | 1777-07-13 | I received your favour and one from Mr. Morris last night by express. The stroke at Ticonderoga... |
| 102 | Hamilton, Alexander | Bland, Theodorick | From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Theodorick Bland, 21 … | 1777-07-21 | The intelligence, on which the order given you to join this army was founded, proving not to be... |
| 103 | Hamilton, Alexander | Morris, Gouverneur | From Alexander Hamilton to Gouverneur Morris, 22 July … | 1777-07-22 | Your favour of the 18th ⟨from Saratoga reached me⟩ yesterday. Your pronouncing Fort Edward among... |
| 104 | Hamilton, Alexander | Livingston, Robert R. | From Alexander Hamilton to Robert R. Livingston, 29 … | 1777-07-29 | I have the pleasure of your favour of the 25th. I cannot be induced to think the enemy are so... |
| 105 | Hamilton, Alexander | Putnam, Israel | From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Israel Putnam … | 1777-07-30 | His Excellency commands me to acknowlege the receipt of yours of the 27th instant. The... |
| 106 | Hamilton, Alexander | Knox, Hugh | From Alexander Hamilton to Hugh Knox, [July 1777] | ≈1777-07-01 | … have fallen into the enemy’s hands. This event redounds very little to our credit; for if the... |
| 107 | Hamilton, Alexander | Livingston, Robert R. | From Alexander Hamilton to Robert R. Livingston, 7 … | 1777-08-07 | I last Evening had the pleasure of your favour of the 2d. I am with you exceeding anxious for the... |
| 108 | Hamilton, Alexander | Release of Officer from German Battalion, 7 August 1777 | 1777-08-07 | Camp Near German Town [ Pennsylvania ] August 7, 1777. Certifies that “Monsieur Bernard Pally De... | |
| 109 | Hamilton, Alexander | Livingston, Robert R. | From Alexander Hamilton to Robert R. Livingston, 18 … | 1777-08-18 | I most sincerely and heartily sympathise with you in the distresses and dangers under which your... |
| 110 | Hamilton, Alexander | Gates, Horatio | From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-08-29 | Your two favours both of the 22d came to hand yesterday. His Excellency had been all the day out... |
| 111 | Hamilton, Alexander | Pickering, Timothy | From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Timothy Pickering … | 1777-08-29 | Wilmington [ Delaware ] August 29, 1777. Sends extract from General Orders of June 18, 1777,... |
| 112 | Hamilton, Alexander | Putnam, Israel | From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Israel Putnam … | 1777-08-29 | By command of His Excellency, I am to request you will immediately send on Major Blackden & the... |
| 113 | Hamilton, Alexander | Morris, Gouverneur | From Alexander Hamilton to Gouverneur Morris, 1 … | 1777-09-01 | Agreeable to the intention of the Council I have delivered their inclosed letter to His... |
| 114 | Hamilton, Alexander | Stewart, Charles | From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Charles Stewart, 5 … | 1777-09-05 | Inclosed in your letter to Mr Ludowick you will find one from His Excellency confirming your... |
| 115 | Hamilton, Alexander | Hancock, John | From Alexander Hamilton to John Hancock, [18 September … | 1777-09-18 | If Congress have not yet left Philadelphia, they ought to do it immediately without fail, for the... |
| 116 | Hamilton, Alexander | Hancock, John | From Alexander Hamilton to John Hancock, [18 September … | 1777-09-18 | I did myself the honor to write you a hasty line this Evening giving it as my opinion that the... |
| 117 | Hamilton, Alexander | Washington, George | Bill for Expenses of George Washington’s Staff, [21 … | 1777-09-21 | paid at Christiana for family’s breakfast, horses &c.— £6.5 paid on the road from thence to... |
| 118 | Hamilton, Alexander | Sullivan, John | Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens … | 1777-09-21 | We have just received your favour of Yesterday, desiring from us a Testimony of your Conduct, so... |
| 119 | Hamilton, Alexander | Hancock, John | From Alexander Hamilton to John Hancock, 22 September … | 1777-09-22 | I left camp last evening and came to this city to superintend the collection of blankets and... |
| 120 | Hamilton, Alexander | Livingston, William | From Alexander Hamilton to William Livingston, 22 … | 1777-09-22 | I am in Philadelphia on some business of great importance to the army; to execute which I stand... |
| 121 | Hamilton, Alexander | From Alexander Hamilton to ———, [23 September 1777] | 1777-09-23 | by Virtue of powers from His Excellency General Washington I do hereby Authorise you to require... | |
| 122 | Hamilton, Alexander | White, Anthony Walton | From Alexander Hamilton to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony … | 1777-09-23 | In consequence of orders received from His Excellency General Washington, I desire you will press... |
| 123 | Hamilton, Alexander | Pulaski, Casimir, Count | From Alexander Hamilton to Count Casimir Pulaski, [2 … | 1777-10-02 | Son Excellence vous desire d’assembler toute la cavalerie le plutot possible prés de ses... |
| 124 | Hamilton, Alexander | General Orders, 3 October 1777 | 1777-10-03 | [ Worcester Township, Pennsylvania, October 3, 1777.] Describes order of march for attack on... | |
| 125 | Hamilton, Alexander | Newcomb, Silas | From Alexander Hamilton to Brigadier General Silas … | 1777-10-10 | I am desired by His Excellency, to inform you that, on a second consideration, it has been... |
| 126 | Hamilton, Alexander | Greene, Christopher | From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Christopher Greene … | 1777-10-15 | His Excellency is persuaded by intelligence from different Quarters that the Enemy are determin’d... |
| 127 | Council of War | Council of War, 29 October 1777 | 1777-10-29 | Whitpain Township [ Pennsylvania ] October 29, 1777 . Hamilton recorded the minutes of this... | |
| 128 | Hamilton, Alexander | Washington, George | From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 2 … | 1777-11-02 | I lodged last night in the neighbourhood of New Windsor. This morning early, I met Col: Morgan... |
| 129 | Hamilton, Alexander | Gates, Horatio | From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-11-05 | By inquiry, I have learned that General Patterson’s brigade, which is the one you propose to send... |
| 130 | Hamilton, Alexander | Putnam, Israel | From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Israel Putnam … | ≈1777-11-05 | [ Albany, November 5–8, 1777 . On November 9, 1777, Hamilton wrote to Putnam : “I wrote to you... |
| 131 | Hamilton, Alexander | Washington, George | From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [6] … | 1777-11-06 | I arrived here yesterday at Noon and waited upon General Gates immediately on the business of my... |
| 132 | Hamilton, Alexander | Putnam, Israel | From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Israel Putnam … | 1777-11-09 | I cannot forbear Confessing that I am astonishd. and Alarm’d beyond measure, to find that all his... |
| 133 | Hamilton, Alexander | Washington, George | From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 10 … | 1777-11-10 | I arrived here last night from Albany. Having given General Gates a little time to recollect... |
| 134 | Hamilton, Alexander | Washington, George | From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 12 … | 1777-11-12 | I have been detained here these two days by a fever and violent rheumatic pains throughout my... |
| 135 | Hamilton, Alexander | Gates, Horatio | From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-11-13 | Since my arrival in this quarter, I have been endeavouring to collect the best idea I could, of... |
| 136 | Hamilton, Alexander | Washington, George | From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 15 … | 1777-11-15 | I arrived at this place last night and unfortunately find myself unable to proceed any further.... |
| 137 | Hamilton, Alexander | Clinton, George | From Alexander Hamilton to George Clinton, 22 December … | 1777-12-22 | During my stay in this place, I have received intimations that certain officers high in command... |
| 138 | Hamilton, Alexander | Account of Expenses of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander … | ≈1777-10-30 | Account of Expences of. Colo. Hamilton. & Captain Gibbs. to Albany & back again—set off from... | |
| 139 | Hamilton, Alexander | Washington, George | From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [before … | 1778-01-29 | There are still existing in the army so many abuses absolutely contrary to the military... |
| 140 | Hamilton, Alexander | Washington, George | Receipt to George Washington, 29 January 1778 | 1778-01-29 | [ Valley Forge ] January 29, 1778. Receipt for payment of $100 by Washington to Hamilton for... |
| 141 | Hamilton, Alexander | Remarks Concerning the Office of Inspector General … | ≈1778-01-01 | [ Valley Forge, January–March, 1778. ] Describes purpose and proposed organization of the... | |
| 142 | Hamilton, Alexander | Hazelwood, John | From Alexander Hamilton to Commodore John Hazelwood, 5 … | 1778-02-05 | It is his Excellency’s desire, that you have all the public boats below the falls, removed as... |
| 143 | Hamilton, Alexander | Boudinot, Elias | From Alexander Hamilton to Elias Boudinot, 9 February … | 1778-02-09 | General Howe has just made a proposition, towards a general exchange of prisoners, or rather has... |
| 144 | Hamilton, Alexander | Clinton, George | From Alexander Hamilton to George Clinton, 13 February … | 1778-02-13 | I did myself the honor of writing to you, immediately after my arrival at Head Quarters, in... |
| 145 | Hamilton, Alexander | Lutterloh, Henry E. | From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Henry E. Lutterloh … | ≈1778-02-01 | You are hereby Authorised by order of His Excellency General Washington to impress any number of... |
| 146 | Hamilton, Alexander | McHenry, James | From Alexander Hamilton to James McHenry, 5 March 1778 | 1778-03-05 | It gives me pleasure to inform you that Mr Boudinotte has been able to effect your exchange for a... |
| 147 | Hamilton, Alexander | Clinton, George | From Alexander Hamilton to George Clinton, 12 March … | 1778-03-12 | Capt. Coleman delivered me your two letters of the 5th & 6th, instant. The pleasure, I have, in... |
| 148 | Hamilton, Alexander | French, Samuel | From Alexander Hamilton to Major Samuel French, [20 … | 1778-03-20 | His Excellency has received good information, that there is a number of arms and spare Bayonets,... |
| 149 | Hamilton, Alexander | Shreve, Israel | From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Israel Shreve, [25 … | 1778-03-25 | His Excellency desires me to inform you, that he, has given directions for the party stationed at... |
| 150 | Hamilton, Alexander | Moylan, Stephen | From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Stephen Moylan, [29 … | 1778-03-29 | It is His Excellency’s desire that you immediately send to camp a good active vigilant officer... |